France: “Men and Women in The Great War” coin series concludes with Peace and the End of the Conflict

The Monnaie de Paris issued (19th February) the last coins in their series which are dedicated to World War I. The coin series was begun in 2014 on the centenary anniversary of the commencement of hostilities, of which France had participated in from the start. Like many countries drawn into the conflict in 1914, France […]

Canada: Silver collector coin commemorates the centenary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

(Ottawa)—The Royal Canadian Mint has proudly issued a silver collector coin to honor and remember Canada’s soldiers who, fighting for the first time in a formation uniting all four divisions of the Canadian Corps 100 years ago, valiantly won the historic Battle of Vimy Ridge and paved the way to the Allied victory that ended the First […]